Who appointed Wiley Blount Rutledge?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Wiley Blount Rutledge to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1943.

Was Wiley Blount Rutledge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Wiley Blount Rutledge was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Wiley Blount Rutledge's confirmation vote?

Wiley Blount Rutledge was confirmed by voice vote on February 8, 1943. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1943 / Served to 1949

Wiley Blount Rutledge

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943 and confirmed by voice vote, Wiley Blount Rutledge was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1922. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 28 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1894–1949
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Wisconsin 1914 · University of Colorado Law School 1922
Succeeded: James Francis Byrnes
Succeeded by: Sherman Minton

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1939	District of Columbia Circuit	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote
1943	Supreme Court succeeded James Francis Byrnes	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

University of Wisconsin	B.A.	1914
University of Colorado Law School	LL.B.	1922

Opinions of the Court

Rutledge delivered 28 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1946 – October Term 1948). Most cited: Brinegar v. United States (6,013 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1949	Brinegar v. United States	338 U.S. 160 (1949)	6013
1949	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Central-Illinois Securities Corp. et al.	338 U.S. 96 (1949)	–
1949	Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. v. Stone, Chairman State Tax Commission	337 U.S. 662 (1949)	–
1949	National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co.	337 U.S. 656 (1949)	127
1949	Federal Communications Commission v. Wjr, the Goodwill Station, Inc. et al.	337 U.S. 265 (1949)	272
1949	Urie v. Thompson, Trustee	337 U.S. 163 (1949)	1351
1949	United States v. Jones, Receiver	336 U.S. 641 (1949)	–
1949	Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company	336 U.S. 342 (1949)	117
1948	Frazier v. United States	335 U.S. 497 (1948)	305
1948	United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.	334 U.S. 573 (1948)	146
1948	Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. et al. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.	334 U.S. 219 (1948)	499
1948	United States v. Scophony Corporation of America et al.	333 U.S. 795 (1948)	321
1948	Massachusetts et al. v. United States	333 U.S. 611 (1948)	193
1948	United States v. Evans	333 U.S. 483 (1948)	217
1948	Bob-Lo Excursion Co. v. Michigan	333 U.S. 28 (1948)	–
1948	United States v. Brown	333 U.S. 18 (1948)	310
1947	Blumenthal v. United States	332 U.S. 539 (1947)	757
1947	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission of Indiana et al.	332 U.S. 507 (1947)	261
1947	Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. Board of Railroad Commissioners of Montana et al.	332 U.S. 495 (1947)	103
1947	United States v. Standard Oil Company of California et al.	332 U.S. 301 (1947)	507
1947	Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. Hirsch et al.	331 U.S. 752 (1947)	399
1947	Rescue Army et al. v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles	331 U.S. 549 (1947)	667
1947	Gospel Army v. Los Angeles et al.	331 U.S. 543 (1947)	–
1947	Independent Warehouses, Inc. et al. v. Scheele, Recorder of the Township of Saddle River, et al.	331 U.S. 70 (1947)	108
1947	Trailmobile Company et al. v. Whirls	331 U.S. 40 (1947)	153
1946	United States v. Sheridan	329 U.S. 379 (1946)	151
1946	Illinois Ex Rel. Gordon, Director of Labor, v. Campbell, Collector of Internal Revenue	329 U.S. 362 (1946)	176
1946	Gibson v. United States	329 U.S. 338 (1946)	–

Opinions of the Court only: the Court’s slip-opinion tables don’t list dissents or concurrences separately. Earlier opinions arrive with the bound-volume ingest. Browse all Supreme Court opinions.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Wiley Blount Rutledge?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Wiley Blount Rutledge to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1943.
Was Wiley Blount Rutledge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Wiley Blount Rutledge was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Wiley Blount Rutledge's confirmation vote?: Wiley Blount Rutledge was confirmed by voice vote on February 8, 1943. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Wiley Blount Rutledge on?: Wiley Blount Rutledge was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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